Nominations open for 11th Annual Community Awards

Fort St. John Mayor Lori Ackerman presented Cindy Dettling with the 2017 Mayor's Citizen of the Year Award at the 10th Annual Fort St. John Community Awards. Photo by Jessica Fedigan

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FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – The City of Fort St. John is now accepting nominations for the 11th annual Community Awards Gala, which will take place on April 19th.

Once again, residents have the option of submitting their nominations online at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XNY5LYD. Nomination forms can also be picked up at City Hall, the North Peace Leisure Pool or the Pomeroy Sport Centre.

The five categories for nominations are:

Cultural Award

Literacy Award

Recreation Award

Humanitarian Award

Youth Award (nominees must be under the age of 18)

Mayor’s Citizen of the Year

Last year, the father and son duo of Faisal Rashid and Mustafa Faisal were the recipients of the Humanitarian and Youth awards respectively. Russell Eggleston was the winner of the Cultural Award, Bo Hedges won the Recreation Award, and Cindy Dettling was named Citizen of the Year by Mayor Lori Ackerman for her work with the Safe Stop Campaign.

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